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The first Covid-19 vaccine shots were administered by U.S. hospitals Monday, the initial step in a historic drive to immunize millions of people as deaths passed the grim milestone of 300,000, the most of any nation. In New York City, the original epicenter of the U.S. pandemic, critical-care nurse Sandra Lindsay received the first shot there at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. Here is the latest on the pandemic. —David E. Rovella 

Bloomberg is tracking the progress of coronavirus vaccines while mapping the pandemic globally and across America. 

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New York State is headed toward a second full shutdown if Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations continue at their current pace, Governor Andrew Cuomo warned.

A White House official who fell ill with Covid-19 in September is recovering after three months in the hospital, though he lost his right foot and lower leg in his battle against the virus, according to a friend.

U.S. agencies were attacked by hackers with suspected ties to the Russian government, part of a global campaign that inserted a vulnerability in the software updates of a U.S. company.

Zoox, the self-driving startup owned by Amazon, unveiled a fully autonomous electric vehicle with no steering wheel that can drive day and night on a single charge. The company described it as a driverless carriage or robotaxi.

The Zoox robotaxi

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers released language for a second coronavirus bailout totaling $908 billion that has been split into two segments. One has the two most controversial provisions—liability protection for businesses demanded by Republicans and aid for local governments demanded by Democrats—and the other has items that have broad consensus. Now comes the hard part.

 

Services from Google experienced widespread outages around the world Monday, temporarily preventing people from accessing Gmail, YouTube and other products from the internet giant. Errors ranged from a notice that “something went wrong” to “there was an error. Please try again later.” 

GameStop suddenly announced new shipments of the highly coveted PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X consoles, which had been in short supply, sending customers flocking to stores. Store employees said they received little notice of the restock and that crowds were both chaotic and a risk to their health.

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Some years in history are etched into the collective psyche of a nation or continent. Few resonate globally. From the loss of lives—more than 1.6 million and counting—to the loss of livelihoods, most of us will look back on 2020 through the prism of a pandemic whose devastation is still unfolding. Most people had never heard the word “coronavirus” at the start of the year. Now it’s part of the daily vernacular for everyone from the youngest schoolchild to the most vulnerable retiree.  

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